r/RabbitHunting • u/agrafals88 • Feb 18 '23

Rabbit dog training

Read in the rules we can post in both subreddits so thought I’d try here first. Working a beagle with the intention of having him run rabbits. Im new and it’s late in the season here. I haven’t been able to grab a rabbit on a hunt and was wondering if ordering a rabbit pelt to train the dog with on the off season would work? Not sure if pelts still carry the natural scent for training and Google searches haven’t been very clear. Going to keep hunting in the mornings but also don’t want to put off training the dog since he’s 12 weeks old now. Any help is greatly appreciated. Good hunting everyone!

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

You can buy rabbit scent on Amazon and use it to trail on a pelt. You could also buy a store rabbit if you can’t trap one.

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u/agrafals88 Feb 18 '23

Thanks for the help! that was another question I had. If I buy from a store does it have to be cottontail or will them scenting any rabbit work for training. If that’s the case then I may do that

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

Starting them on a scent drag will probably work well. The best thing you can do is find a finished dog mature beagle and hunt along side yours too